Principal Product Manager – Defensive Engineering Programs & Controls

Who we are looking for We are looking for a Principal Product Manager – Defensive Engineering Programs & Controls reporting within the Defensive Engineering organization in Global Cyber Security (GCS). This role will lead the modernization of our security engineering control landscape — part program manager, part GRC strategist, embedded directly within a security engineering organization. If you can drive complex technical programs while fluently speaking the language of controls, risk, and compliance, let's talk. Financial services experience is a plus. Why this role is important to us The team you will be joining is a part of Defensive Engineering, a function that is vital to the company as it delivers and operates security capabilities that protect the firm's workforce, platforms, and data. This role serves as a bridge between security engineering, risk, compliance, and audit teams, ensuring security controls are measurable, effective, and aligned with business and regulatory requirements. What you will be responsible for As a Principal Product Manager – Defensive Engineering Programs & Controls, you will: Lead strategic initiatives to modernize and mature the security engineering control landscape across multiple cybersecurity domains. Define control objectives, success criteria, KPIs, and metrics that measure control effectiveness, coverage, and risk reduction. Partner with engineering, risk, compliance, legal, and audit teams to drive control implementation, remediation, and continuous improvement. Translate regulatory, audit, and risk requirements into technical roadmaps and executable engineering programs. Drive complex cross-functional programs from strategy through execution while providing executive-level reporting and governance.

These skills will help you succeed in this role: Experience leading large-scale cybersecurity, risk, compliance, or security transformation programs. Strong understanding of security controls, governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, and risk management practices. Ability to bridge technical engineering teams with risk, compliance, and audit stakeholders. Strong program management, executive communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills. Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries preferred. Education & Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, Business, or a related field. 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, product management, program management, risk management, or governance functions. Experience leading regulatory, audit, controls, or security modernization initiatives. Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, PMP, or equivalent preferred. Familiarity with security control frameworks such as NIST, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, or similar. Additional Requirements Ability to influence and drive outcomes across engineering, risk, compliance, and executive stakeholders. Experience developing governance frameworks, control libraries, KPIs, KRIs, and executive reporting. Knowledge of cybersecurity operations, security engineering, and enterprise security controls. Work Requirement Hybrid work model in accordance with company policy. Ability to collaborate across global teams and time zones. Standard business hours with flexibility to support key regulatory, audit, and risk initiatives as needed. Salary Range: $120,000 - $202,500 Annual The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ. Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick